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Wind Energy 101

Wind Energy 101. Brian Antonich Windustry Program Analyst Great Lakes Regional Wind Institute Webinar #1 – Windy Landowner Education September 13 th , 2007. Outline. About Windustry Wind Energy Development: Types of Projects and Types of Ownership Small Wind Turbine Project Planning

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Wind Energy 101

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  1. Wind Energy 101 Brian Antonich Windustry Program Analyst Great Lakes Regional Wind Institute Webinar #1 – Windy Landowner Education September 13th, 2007

  2. Outline • About Windustry • Wind Energy Development: Types of Projects and Types of Ownership • Small Wind Turbine Project Planning • Final Remarks

  3. Windustry • Increasing wind energy opportunities for rural landowners and communities • Non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, MN • www.windustry.org • The Windustry Newsletter • Wind Easement Agreements • National Community Wind Conference • Wind Farmers Network • Community Wind Toolbox

  4. Why Wind Energy • Benefits of Wind Projects • Revitalizes Rural Economies • Creates Jobs • Promotes Cost-Effective Energy Production • Supports Agriculture • Reduces Air Pollution and Global Warming • Clean, Domestic Energy • Ensures a Sustainable Energy Future

  5. Growth in the U.S. Wind Industry Source: US Department of Energy: Annual Report of U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost and Performance Trends:2006 http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy07osti/41435.pdf

  6. Wind Capacity in the US (June 2007) 12,634 MW installed to date Enough energy for over 3 million homes Source: American Wind Energy Association

  7. Types of Wind Projects Wind is a modular technology: • Large Wind Farms- large number of large-scale turbines • Dispersed Wind Projects- one or a few large-scale turbines • Small wind turbines- residential or farm use

  8. Large Wind Farm, Southwest Minnesota

  9. Adair, Iowa Dispersed Wind Development and Distributed Generation Woodstock, Minnesota

  10. Small Wind Turbines

  11. The Scale of Wind Power

  12. Home and Farm-Scale Offset your own electricity consumption Costs thousands of dollars Motivations are not necessarily economic Commercial-Scale Bulk power sales to utility company Costs millions of dollars Require 3-5 years of planning, hard work, patience, and perseverance Personal vs. Utility Scale

  13. What Makes a Good Commercial Scale Wind Project? • Adequate Wind Resource • Market for Energy • Access to Market • Low Cost Financing • Qualified Project Manager • Diverse Project Team

  14. Excellent ResourcesCommercial Scale/Community Wind • Windustry – Community Wind Technical and Policy Resources, Land Owner Education, Workshops and National Conferences • www.windustry.org • American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) – Industry Trade Association, National and State Level Policy, National Conferences and Workshops • www.awea.org • Wind Powering America – National Policy, Wind Resource Maps, State Level Resources, Wind Working Groups • www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/ • National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) – Consensus-based Activities to Promote Wind Development – Utilities, Advocates, State Legislatures, State Utility Commissions, Consumer Advocacy Groups, Industry, Ag Associations, etc. • www.nationalwind.org

  15. Home and Farm-Scale Wind

  16. Small Wind Turbine Projects • Stand alone/off-grid or net metered • For personal use • Money is not the motivator in most cases • Lower environmental footprint • Energy independence • Like to tinker with machines • Like to watch things spin • Simpler permitting • Easier interconnection • Lower installed cost

  17. Off-Grid System

  18. Typical On-Grid System

  19. Excellent ResourcesHome and Farm Sized Wind • Windustry – Small Wind How Too • www.windustry.org/smallwind/ • Renew Wisconsin – Mick Sagrillo’s Small Wind Tool Box • www.renewwisconsin.org/wind/windtoolbox.htm • Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) • www.irec.org • Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) • www.dsireusa.org • American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) • www.awea.org/smallwind/

  20. Home and Farm-Scale Offset your own electricity consumption Costs in thousands of dollars Motivations are not necessarily economic Commercial-Scale Bulk power sales to utility company Costs in millions of dollars Like any other business, projects require hard work, patience, and perseverance Personal vs. Utility Scale

  21. National Community Wind Conference

  22. Thanks and Questions? Brian Antonich Windustry Program Analyst Brian’s email: brian@windustry.org Phone: 612-870-3465 www.windustry.org

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